Andre M. BrownRepresentative Miller should make it a blanket bill to cover any and everyone that works for any Federal Government Agency. That makes it easy. The VA is not the only place that needs to hold people accountable.12 hours ago · 30

Troy TurnerObama bequeaths a broken VA system to us Veterans, but bequeaths $150 billion to Iran on his way out the door to the next guy/gal....Wow, just wow!11 hours ago · 22

George SebastianThe White House says President Obama will veto legislation that would let the Department of Veterans Affairs fire corrupt or negligent officials, in part because that change would make the VA a less pleasant place to work for federal employees. Boo-Hoo! It is there for the veterans not the staff.7 hours ago · 3

Rodger FregoWhat's unfair to veto this bill which will mean the poor conditions disabled Veterans face at the VA will continue. The bad apples will remain at the VA and billions of our tax dollars will be wasted on more mismanagement, gross negligence and just lawsuits. It's sad that Obama doesn't cares more about protecting Planned Parenthood than disabled war Veterans.6 hours ago · 2

Jose CortesI would look a little deeper into what is being called a VA reform bill which looks more like a GOP pork bill10 hours ago · 5

Roger BaackLet's see, you don't do your job, you lie and mistreat the veterans and can't get fired, what a deal. In most normal companies, guess what you would get fired. Oh, we sure don't what to hurt the feelings of those do nothing who work for the government, let them sit back and watch porn, tell vets they don't have any spots available. The entire system is corrupt.12 hours ago · 8

Rodger FregoIt's sad the President would continue to stab Veterans in the back like this. Proves how he feels about wounded Veterans,11 hours ago · 5

Kevin SchraderHe's shown time and again his disdain for all things military. He will not allow any valuable changes to be made at the VA. Because when they begin to work it will show how truly dysfunctional the government really is and We The People will demand that the same rules be applied across all governmental agencies.
Imagine when the Democrats lose their cushy government jobs and the unions lose their foothold in the government sector. Real change, effective management of our tax dollars and employees being held accountable. And just imagine if we could get term limits for all of our elected officials!11 hours ago · 1

Lori Mariah HallSounds like the right thing to do, there are a lot of lazy govt workers who will not work at the VA if there's all these mandates. He's looking down the road obviously. All you woe is me Obamas ruining our lives people need to get a grip. He's not abandoned vets. The VA was a mess before he was POTUS4 hours ago

John Zambesilooking for 29million ex vets to fire obama and john obrhner10 hours ago

Travis McveyCome on Mr. President how about how unfair the VA is to the Veterans we as a people made a promise to?12 hours ago · 4

Jerry IshmaelOf course he will. No help for the Veterans, but those Illegals will get all the help he can get for them.11 hours ago · 2

Christine WightmanOnce again, this President is working totally AGAINST what is good and right for America and Americans. He needs to be impeached and taken out of office NOW.7 hours ago

Not in my VAThe President is wrong on this one. We believe in Unions, but saying that, they have become as bloated and ineffective as the VA itself. Good staff will applaud the firing of bad employees. If the Unions believe in the employee, and want to fight for them, they can use the money and resources they have to do that, as they should. Unions have become havens for bad employees, family members, and other cronies that do them no service. Stand Tall for veterans Mr. President and Union members. Do what you were designed to do: fight for injustice, not cover-ups and malfeasance.12 hours ago · 6

Andre M. BrownEveryone please take a moment to write or call Representative Jeff Miller and ask him to expand the bill to cover all Federal Government Agencies. That's how you send a message to a complacent government workforce. If you don't do your job you can and will be fired.11 hours ago · 4

Justin KuhnleThe "VA reform bill" is less to do with the VA and the care our veterans and service members need, deserved, and were promised, but rather GOP amendments of unrelated pork that have been added. Clean up the bill so a true VA reform bill can go through.12 hours ago · 28

David R. HerridgeBut look how he screwed up Obamba Care. They didn't think twice about passing that without even reading the bill in its full context. Many employees could care less how they treat veterans knowing they can't get fired.12 hours ago · 5

Rosemary BauesOf course he will, he is more concerned about the unions in the VA then he is with the Veteran who have to use the VA. His disrespect know no end!11 hours ago · 1

George D. Singerwhat did Congress attach to the bill? Probably some ridiculous pork project for corporations.2 hours ago

Mark Allan MooreWho cares if VA is "less attractive to workers"! VA is a disaster and in dire need of house cleaning from the top down. The whole thing needs to be reworked. No efficiency, redundancy, a complete SNAFU all the way around. you know what SNAFU really means don't you?5 hours ago

Ralph BranhamI believe that The President is wrong and Mr. Brown is right , it should cover ALL government employees and make it fair for the People since the way it is now you can not get rid of incompetent workers . I am a Veteran and found out how easy it was to get rid of Honest Security Police in the Air Force !10 hours ago

Walter Gayif this is a republican bill president obama should veto it they havent had a bill in 6 years that helped any average american including veterans13 hours ago

Anthony OConnellIllegal use of police power - Remove the secrecy and then judge.
To expose accounting fraud it is necessary to expose the accounting. If at some point an authority would like to know if what I've been saying for 23 years is true expose the accounting at bk467p191. It is a Pandora's box which would lead to most all you need to know.
Exposing the May 11, 2012, $27,669 lien trail from Fairfax County to Highland County would show how the illegal use of police power did a de facto takeover of my place in Highland County, Virginia.
Exposing what's behind Chief Judge Dennis J. Smith's October 5, 2012, Order would show how the illegal use of police power did a de facto takeover of Accotink (parcel 0904 01 0017) in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Not once in 23 years was an attempt made to stop the accountants and their collaborators from using our trusting, brain washed, fear driven, sister in Pennsylvania.
Are the accountants and their collaborators too big and dangerous to confront? It's unbelievable. Connect the dots between Fairfax County and Highland County in Virginia and the VA in Arizona. Unless VA Director Jonathan Gardner is held accountable soon his agenda should kill me. Someone should use common sense and expose the empirical evidence such as accounting trails and medicine trails and then judge. There is no other way to get to the truth.
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Robyn HighbargerIf employment changes are going to be made, they should be across the entire federal government and not just one agency. Regardless of how good of an employee I am, why would I stay with the VA if I can move to another agency and have more rights/protections?22 hours ago · 17

Lance GalloI hate to say it, but this is good news. Most VA employees are awesome and want to help veterans, but the ones that don't care know that they have protection and it's infuriating to see them treat people with such disregard.22 hours ago · 20

James VanOpdorpCorrupt public employee unions (see their campaign spending unfailingly choosing self-interest over national interest) and the civil service rules protecting the languid, sluggish, and incompetent from the performance standards that are common and matter of fact in the private sector infests the federal bureaucracy. Even a progressive President could see the hazard: www.riograndefoundation.org/images/fdr.jpg19 hours ago · 1

Jamie Dunlevy FroweinThey need to make it easier to fire all VA employees, half of the are useless , lazy, hateful, mean, cruel to the vets, and they know they can't be fired.20 hours ago · 3

Bob WylieThat is for EPLOYEES - not the veterans themselves. Let's get real.15 hours ago

Christel Hallowellit is long long over do that clean up of the VA hopefuly it will be for the betterthen what if the fire the for the Veterans good workers and keep the Idiots ho do not know the first thing about there job19 hours ago

David McClellanI AGREE. Make the appeal rights legislation the same across all government operations.19 hours ago · 1

Glenn ClayIs this just the Detroit office that is anti-veteran or they all that way<<<<<<<I know of four dishonorably discharged persons who got service connected disability from the Detroit Dept. of Veterans Affairs with in 30 days of applying….. One was discharged for drug 85%. The other for too many blanket parties lost his teeth to a baseball bat 50%!!!!! And honorably discharged people only get the run around from the Detroit Dept. of Veteran affairs … Seems that the people who decides who gets service connected disability dislike veterans that served their country honorably!!!
So it is the policy of the VA to serve dishonorably discharged persons better and faster than an honorably discharged people! Do you feel that a dishonorably discharged person should come before an honorably discharged people when it comes to getting service from the VAs!!!
This Detroit office is the same office that lost my brother-in-laws file.. He served in Vietnam.. Ammo dump guard he was spared with AO daily,,,, He died in 1989 at the age of 38!!! VA still claims that AO had nothing to do with his early death!!!
The VA just give us Veterans the run around until we give up or just die!!!!
The A$$ holes told my sister that it was her tuff luck for marring him!!!!
And I found out the AMVET Service Rep is in the same Detroit, MI office as the person who denies your claims.. I was told by this person that Asbestosis is not a disease!!!!!20 hours ago · 1

Doug SchuckertHere's how you do it for real, and it'll save you a lot of time. 1. Fill out the form. 2. Burn the form. 3. Seek medical help elsewhere. - All the VA is going to do is round-file your claim and make you wait years on end before actually seeing you. 1/3rd of all patients, thus far, have died waiting on them to do their fookin job. ---- Just keep this in mind that THIS is the system Obama modeled his Healthcare law after.1 day ago · 4

Congrats to the House Committee on Veterans Affairs and Chairman Miller. Common sense ruled today as the House votes 256 to 170 in passing the VA Accountability Act. Sad, but not surprising, 169 of the 170 Nays were along party and AFGE Union lines putting the protection of employees, irregardless of their performance, above the mission of the VA for the health and well-being of their veteran customers. AMVETS believes that if anyone should have additional protections, it is the veterans rather than VA employees. #VAAccountability ... See MoreSee Less

Harry StillingI work for the VA and more than welcome this. Some are the best and allot are traditional union employees. Time will tell.1 day ago · 6

Jerry FarmI disagree with the conclusion that VA employees don't want to help vets. They are the people who Are caring for those vets. What the bill said was a supervisor could remove an employee whenever and for whatever reason. The union was against an employee not having an opportunity to a defense. Bad employees ( please include managers and supervisors in this discussion) can and should be removed. The union contract spells this out.1 day ago · 5

John WingfieldAmen. I had an AMVETS Post Commander / former VA employee try to talk me into calling my reps to vote against the bill. Pulled a copy of the bill up and the actual wording countered everything he told me.2 days ago · 7

John WingfieldI noticed that one of the Democrat votes in support of the bill was from an actual combat wounded, disabled veteran who is no dummy when it comes to VA issues.24 hours ago · 3

Rick FindleyI disagree Jerry. Who wrote the majority of the regulations that are bogging everything down? VA employees...albeit higher and middle managers. Who is responsible for the cost overruns and lack of accountability? VA management. That is where the housecleaning needs to happen.1 day ago · 3

Bob WylieThe VA is here to help US - and not the employees that they hire. Get rid of those who are only looking out for themselves.15 hours ago

Debra KnepperI go to the VA with my husband every month there sure is alot of employees just roaming around like they have nothing to do.17 hours ago · 1

Benny SlatenMore concerned with idle gossip and bonuses and time off for personal matters
I observed people taking two and three hour lunches when I worked in Cincinnati VAMC. Some spent half day in there frequently1 day ago · 2

Jody SchulzIrregardless is not correct. It's just regardless2 days ago · 8

Peter DanielIt is past time for the unions to exit out of the VA .. There is NO valid reason for them at all .1 day ago · 4

Anthony OConnellPolice power inequality -
To expose accounting fraud it is necessary to expose the accounting. If at some point an authority would like to know if what I've been saying for 23 years is true expose the accounting at bk467p191. It is a Pandora's box which would lead to most all you need to know.
Are the accountants and their collaborators too dangerous to confront? It's unbelievable. Connect the dots between Fairfax County and Highland County in Virginia and the VA in Arizona. Unless VA Director Jonathan Gardner is held accountable soon his agenda should kill me. Someone should use common sense and expose the empirical evidence and then judge.
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"The following is the text of an Obama administration statement threatening a veto of a VA employee disciplinary bill.

The Administration strongly opposes H.R. 1994, as amended by the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee. While the Administration believes strongly that Federal employees must be held accountable for their performance and actions, H.R. 1994 fails to provide tools to further that goal, and in fact would be counterproductive for the reasons expressed below.

The bill compiles a number of separate personnel policy bills aimed solely at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) workforce, creating a disparity in the treatment of one group of career civil servants. " ... See MoreSee Less

Scott CorbittWhich goes to show that the government as whole is at fault with the issues we have with the VA, not just the VA itself...2 days ago · 11

Lyta VennThey simply want the VA to be an "at will" employer. So they can fire people who show the VA as being incompetent.2 days ago · 5

Bob WylieMy career was with the US Navy - The VA workforce is a whole different ballgame. PLEASE hire people who look out for veterans and not just themselves.14 hours ago · 1

Jim BrawleyObama can't have his buddies fired he put in top positions!1 day ago

James BailyThis is how a President LEADS a country's congress. The Republicants in congress will amend that bill so that it will pass and be signed or they will face retaliation by their constituents when it comes election time. This bill would make conditions of employment in VA significantly less attractive than in other Federal agencies or in the private sector, and as a result, would discourage outstanding VA employees from remaining in VA and dramatically impair VA’s ability to recruit top talent, including veterans.
The President and the VA supports authority permitting efficient removal of employees who have engaged in misconduct, this bill will have unintended consequences.
They will take these stupid provisions out that the Republicants put in and will pass a good bill.
veterans.house.gov/the-veterans-access-choice-and-accountability-act-of-2014-highlights2 days ago · 2

Glenn ClayRemember Ronny Reagan's " 8 little words.... And with the help of the Anti-American, anti- veterans republicans he has proved it.... The dept of veterans affairs are made up of draft dodging anti-veternas that that get bonuses when a veteran dies before getting help... this laws were pur into law by G. Ford when he let in all the Vietnam draft dogers back into our country and gave them federal jobs over veterans!!!!2 days ago · 2

Anthony OConnellTo expose accounting fraud it is necessary to expose the accounting. If at some point an authority would like to know if what I've been saying for 23 years is true expose the accounting at bk467p191. It is a Pandora's box which would lead to most all you need to know.
Why has no authority for the past 23 years even tried to expose it? It's the law. What would happen to them if they did? Why disempower our family by tearing it apart rather than exposing this accounting? Why the total turning of blind eyes? How can good men like Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner who care about people and want trust in Government stand this?
It's unbelievable. Connect the dots between Fairfax County and Highland County in Virginia and the VA in Arizona. Unless VA Director Jonathan Gardner is held accountable real soon I believe his continued agenda should kill me.
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Rod SartwellAmericas problem now becomes congress not having the guts to override a veto while sitting back with the same tired "we tried" mentality................2 days ago · 4

John LeonardYet another example of the administrations disreguard of our veterans.2 days ago · 1

Chris KlecknerThis problem isn't just with the Department of Veterans Affairs but with most any other Government agency. There is never any accountability.2 days ago · 4

David McClellanIf the Nobama badministration is against it, I'm for it. It's a good bill.18 hours ago

Dave FornessYou put him in there. You were warned. But no, he's a freaking genius. We told you careful who you vote for. Now you can see why you were warned. He hasn't followed the constitution since he's been in office. To those who have been watching, warned everyone, but no FOX news is not reliable. Is it now? Careful what you wish for, you may get it. This president could care less about the vets.When is it going to sink it to you all. " All that glitters is not gold". Congress is no better because they have no guts and are afraid of him. Good luck!2 days ago